Liga Dart Polska

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Liga Dart Polska
Tournament information
VenueVarious
Przystanek Dartera (final stage)
LocationVarious
Poznań (final stage)
CountryFlag of Poland.svg  Poland
Established2023
Organisation(s)Dart Polska
Format Legs
Prize fund PLN 8,000
Current champion(s)
Flag of Poland.svg   Tytus Kanik

Liga Dart Polska(League Darts Poland) is a series of amateur darts tournaments held in Poland, consisting of local qualifiers, from which 4 top players from each city participating in the competition advance to the grand final. The first edition of the series was held in 2023. First final stage was played in Falcon Bilard Club, Warsaw. [1] The first winner of the tournament was Łukasz Wacławski. [2]

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Format

Qualifying events for amateur players are organised by local darts teams and held in various locations across Poland. 4 players qualify through these events. The tournament format involves holding 6 qualifying tournaments in each city participating in the competition. The format for each qualifying tournament is "first to 5 legs." In each local qualifying tournament, players accumulate points for the final standings of their respective cities, with the top 4 players from each city advancing to the grand finals. The format for the Liga Dart Polska finals is as follows (as of 2023):

Finals

YearChampionAv.ScoreRunner-UpAv.Prize MoneyVenue
TotalCh.R.-Up
2023 [3] Flag of Poland.svg   Łukasz Wacławski 77.458 – 6 Flag of Poland.svg   Jacek Krupka 74.64PLN 8,000PLN 2,000PLN 1,200Falcon Bilard Club, Warsaw
2024 [4] Flag of Poland.svg   Tytus Kanik 88.228 – 2 Flag of Poland.svg   Łukasz Wacławski 80.77N/APrzystanek Dartera, Poznań

Participating cities

The following cities hosted local qualifiers in the second edition. [5]

First season (2023)

The inaugural season of the Polish Darts League (officially referred to as the "preseason") took place from March to June 2023. The finals were held at the Falcon Bilard Club in Warsaw.

Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) Final (best of 15 legs)
         
1 Flag of Poland.svg   Witold Lewandowski 67.456
1 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Chmielewski 72.555
1 Flag of Poland.svg   Witold Lewandowski 74.455
1 Flag of Poland.svg   Łukasz Wacławski 72.647
1 Flag of Poland.svg   Łukasz Wacławski 73.026
3 Flag of Poland.svg   Grzegorz Sierpotowski 65.984
1 Flag of Poland.svg   Łukasz Wacławski 77.458
4 Flag of Poland.svg   Jacek Krupka 74.646
4 Flag of Poland.svg   Krzysztof Kciuk 83.352
4 Flag of Poland.svg   Jacek Krupka 86.456
4 Flag of Poland.svg   Jacek Krupka 80.577
1 Flag of Poland.svg   Sebastian Biela 75.222
2 Flag of Poland.svg   Bartosz Sobczyński 77.042
1 Flag of Poland.svg   Sebastian Biela 81.066

Second season (2024)

The second season of the League Darts Poland (officially referred to as the "first season") took place from September to February 2024. The finals were held at the Przystanek Dartera (Darter's Stop) in Poznań.

Quarter-finals (best of 11 legs) Semi-finals (best of 13 legs) Final (best of 15 legs)
         
1 Flag of Poland.svg   Andrzej Potoczniak 73.631
8 Flag of Poland.svg   Tytus Kanik 89.116
Flag of Poland.svg   Tytus Kanik 85.547
Flag of Poland.svg   Paweł Moskot 63.760
4 Flag of Poland.svg   Paweł Moskot 73.926
5 Flag of Poland.svg   Kazimierz Pawłowski 57.460
Flag of Poland.svg   Tytus Kanik 88.228
Flag of Poland.svg   Łukasz Wacławski 80.772
2 Flag of Poland.svg   Łukasz Wacławski 76.006
7 Flag of Poland.svg   Adrian Sawiński 74.752
Flag of Poland.svg   Łukasz Wacławski 70.177
Flag of Poland.svg   Sebastian Biela 72.026
3 Flag of Poland.svg   Sebastian Biela 77.146
6 Flag of Poland.svg   Hieronim Furgał 72.472

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References

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